The total guarantee is $21 million. $18 of that is in signing bonuses. $7 million is likely in the form of some portion of guaranteed salary. The remaining $15 million is in what they call unguaranteed salary, meaning that if VW is cut, NE is not liable for that portion of the contract.

So . . .

$40 million total including $25 million in guarantees, of which $18 million are an up front signing bonus to be pro-rated over the term of the contract.